Match Day

Report

2474dThe Report by Andrew McGlashan

Williamson stars as New Zealand find lift-off

Kane Williamson provided a stirring riposte to suggestions he should step aside from the T20 side by top-scoring with 72 as New Zealand put themselves on course for a spot in the tri-series final

2475dESPNcricinfo staff

'Definitely want to play all three forms' - Williamson

Kane Williamson, New Zealand's captain, has responded to criticism from Simon Doull about the team's T20 fortunes and reiterated that he wants to be involved in all formats

Preview

2475dThe Preview by Alan Gardner

Injury cloud over Williamson as NZ look to break duck

The hosts have added Henry Nicholls to their squad as cover for their captain who is nursing a back niggle

England INNINGS		R	B
JJ Roy	caught	8	8
AD Hales	caught	47	24
DJ Malan	caught	59	40
JM Vince	run out	10	7
JC Buttler	caught	2	4
SW Billings	caught	12	11
DJ Willey	run out	21	10
CJ Jordan	bowled	6	6
LE Plunkett	bowled	0	1
AU Rashid	not out	8	6
MA Wood	not out	5	3
EXTRAS	(b 2, lb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	184 (9 wkts; 20 ovs)

New Zealand BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
TA Boult	4.0	46	2	11.50
MJ Santner	4.0	29	2	7.25	(1w)
TG Southee	4.0	30	1	7.50	(1w)
IS Sodhi	4.0	49	2	12.25
C Munro	2.0	11	0	5.50
C de Grandhomme	2.0	15	0	7.50

England 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	14	AD Hales	JJ Roy
2nd	65	DJ Malan	AD Hales
3rd	16	DJ Malan	JM Vince
4th	14	DJ Malan	JC Buttler
5th	20	DJ Malan	SW Billings
6th	29	DJ Malan	DJ Willey
7th	10	CJ Jordan	DJ Willey
8th	0	LE Plunkett	DJ Willey
9th	4	AU Rashid	DJ Willey
10th	12	AU Rashid	MA Wood

Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Trophy

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	4	4	0	8	1.719
NZ	4	1	3	2	-0.556
ENG	4	1	3	2	-1.036